San Diego Alignment Workshop

Held just before NeurIPS 2025 in San Diego, California, the Alignment Workshop will bring researchers and leaders from around the world together to debate and discuss current issues in AI safety. It is an application-based and ticketed event.

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Payment Structure

Cancellation & Refund Policy

• All cancellations must be submitted through the San Diego Alignment Workshop Cancellation Form to receive a refund.
• Cancellations received on or before November 21 will be eligible for a full refund, minus any processing fees.
• No refunds will be issued for cancellations made after November 21.

We appreciate being alerted as soon as possible if you become unable to attend the event, so that we can allocate your spot to another attendee!

Ticket Pricing

It costs us $1,300 per attendee to host an event like the San Diego Alignment Workshop, driven by philanthropic funding. If you or your institution can afford it, we ask you to contribute towards these costs, with the following suggested pricing scheme.

• Industry Ticket: $1,000 For participants from industry, consulting, or other for-profit organizations. If your company can cover professional development expenses, please select this option.
• Academic Ticket: $500 For university faculty, postdocs, and researchers at academic or non-profit research institutions. This subsidized rate recognizes typical academic budget constraints.‍
• Student/Individual Ticket: $250 For undergraduate and graduate students or individuals unable to expense registration through an organization. We want to ensure cost doesn't prevent participation in alignment research discussions.‍
• Free and Discounted (Write-In) Ticket: If price or getting organizational approval is an issue, please select this option.‍
• Full Cost Ticket: $1,300 If you wish to pay the full cost of a ticket representative of a two-day event inclusive of [venue, meals, materials, speaker costs, etc]. This option helps us maintain workshop quality while supporting accessibility for others.

Sponsorship Inquiry: For organizations interested in supporting the workshop through sponsorship packages, including logo placement, networking opportunities, and workshop visibility. Please contact alignment-workshop@far.ai for sponsorship details.

Travel support: If needed, please apply for financial assistance during registration. We have limited funds available to ensure financial constraints don't prevent participation.

We ask that you select the appropriate category and highest price you can reasonably afford, as this helps us keep the workshop accessible to the entire alignment research community.

What's Not Included: Your ticket does not cover travel expenses including flights, ground transportation to and from the venue, or hotel accommodations. Participants are responsible for arranging and covering all personal travel and lodging costs.

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Press Policy

Off-The-Record by Default

‍This event is off-the-record by default. This includes all interactions at the venue and all communication on event platforms.

The off-the-record default may be waived only if:

• A participant clearly and explicitly confirms that the conversation can be reported on, whether on background or on the record.
• Speakers in the plenary room choose to make their remarks on the record. In such cases, whether a session is on- or off-the-record will be clearly indicated to attendees.

Additional Guidelines:

• Recording and Photos: Press may not record or take photos during the event unless the session is on-the-record or all participants have explicitly consented. Photos of attendees may not be published without their consent. Photos of speakers, when taken during their on-the-record remarks, may be shared publicly by default.
• Press Identification: Press members must wear their press identification badges visibly throughout the event. Press members must maintain clear press identification on all event platforms; organizers will configure press profiles with identifiers that must not be altered.
• Press Movement: Press may circulate freely throughout the venue and communicate on event platforms, subject to the above policies.
• Press Designation and Privileges: Only individuals officially registered as press or event organizers may conduct interviews for publication and write articles about the event for news publications or professional media organizations.‍
• Conduct: All participants are expected to engage respectfully and uphold a professional standard of conduct throughout the event.

Enforcement:

Violation of the above policies may result in removal from the event, restrictions on future participation, or other actions deemed necessary by the organizers.